Building your portfolio - Insiders guide and examples

[Furyo]

In this thread, you will find commonly accepted rules and examples of successful portfolios for the games industry, so you can build your own.

The original post will be edited as more examples are provided. For specific feedback on your own portfolio, please create a thread of your own with your site.

Resources

Wordpress: Easy blog making software

Carbonmade : Easy website making software

Krop : Easy website making software

CSS Reflex 13 free wordpress portfolio themes

Templates from Polycount.com

Podcasts

Games Industry Mentor

Articles

Sloperama article on how to apply for a job

GameCareerGuide's article on portfolios for level artists

Smashing Magazing on how to create a successful online portfolio

Smashing Magazing on using Wordpress for your portfolio

Jon Jones : Your portfolio repels jobs

Presentations

GDC 2010: Jacob Minkoff (Naughty Dog) PDF presentation on building portfolios

[Skjalg]

Very nice initiative, Furyo

[Ginger Lord]

Needed more lolcats!

Good read though.

[Corwin]

http://gim.acanaday.com/?p=93

Podcast about portfolios

http://www.sloperama.com/advice/jobapp.htm

Generic advices about portfolios and application in general

http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/277/game_industry_for_entry_level_artists_the_portfolio.php

Cool, thorough article

[Corwin]

Articles

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03 ... portfolio/

Article about portfolios in general, not game related, but at least the first part (pitfalls) applies to this field aswell.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/04 ... portfolio/

http://www.cssreflex.com/2009/07/13-mag ... hemes.html

About building your portfolio with Wordpress

Resources

http://wordpress.org/

http://carbonmade.com/

http://www.krop.com/creativedatabase/

[Defrag]

My all time favourite: Your Portfolio Repels Jobs by Jon Jones.

[sarge mat]

Some good templates to work from in this topic.

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=91572

[carlotagon]

omg, thank you for share this with us, i am going to check it latter, it's very nice

[blackdog]

 

Edited February 9, 2021 by blackdog